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 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 1189 families who reside in public housing. The Secretary shall design such program to determine the extent to which the availability of child care services in lower income housing projects facilitates the employability of the heads of such families and their spouses. (b) To carry out the demonstration under this section, the Secre- tary shall authorize the use of public housing agency facilities located in areas where— (1) the units of general local government have indicated that funds under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 will be made available to make minor renovations to the facilities to make them suitable for usc as child care facili- ties, and to support child care services in such facilities; (2) the public housing agency does not have a child care services program in operation prior to the demonstration pro- gram under this section; (3) the proposed child care services program will serve pre- school children during the day, elementary school children after school, or both, in order to permit eligible persons who head the families of such children to obtain, retain, or train for employment; (4) the proposed child care services program of such public housing agency is designed, to the extent practicable, to involve the participation of the parents of children benefiting from such program, and to employ in part-time positions elderly individ- uals who reside in the lower income housing project involved; and (5) the proposed child care services program of such public housing agency will comply with all applicable State and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. (c) The Secretary shall conduct periodic evaluations of each child care services demonstration carried out under this section for pur- poses of determining the effectiveness of such demonstration in providing child care services and permitting eligible persons who head lower income families and their spouses residing in public housing to obtain, retain, or train for employment. (d) Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary to establish any health, safety, educational, or other standards with respect to child care services or facilities assisted with grants received under this section. (e) Not later than the expiration of the two-year period following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a detailed report setting forth the findings and conclusions of the Secretary as a result of carrying out the demonstration program established in this section. Such report shall include any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the establishment of a permanent program of using public housing facilities to be used in providing child care services in lower income housing projects. 42 USC 5301. Evaluations. Report to Congress. Recommend- ations. HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED SEC. 223. (a)(1) Section 202(a)(3) of the Housing Act of 1959 is amended by inserting the following before the period at the end thereof: ", except that such interest rate plus such allowance shall not exceed 9.25 per centum per annum". 12 USC ITOlq.

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